Chile s government announces investment for indigenous region

SANTIAGO - Chilean President Sebastian Pinera on Monday announced a plan worth $24 million aimed at ending a lengthy conflict between the state and the country s indigenous population in the south.
The investment joins a list of past efforts to resolve the Mapuche conflict that mainly stems from a dispute over ancestral lands. Pinera s center-right government has promised to prioritize improving relations with the Mapuche.
The program aims to increase indigenous representation in